How do we continue to dream collectively in times of crisis?
How do we resist isolation and imagine futures rooted in care, solidarity and shared possibility?
In this participatory session, Ashley Joiner from Queercircle invites us into a space of collective imagination, creative resistance and movement building. Together, we will explore how dreaming can become a political and transformative act — one that moves us beyond individualistic pathways and towards shared vision, connection and unity.
Through conversation, reflection and collaborative manifesto-making, participants will be invited to write love letters to the future — messages to our future collective selves, grounded in hope, courage and possibility. Drawing from the work cultural institutions and grassroots communities are doing behind the scenes to nurture collective movements, Ashley will share insights into how creative spaces can become sites for radical imagination and social change.
Part discussion, part dreaming space and part collective manifesto-building workshop, this session asks:
What becomes possible when we dare to imagine together?
Together, we will explore the power of collective imagination as a tool for shaping more liberated futures — futures built not alone, but alongside one another.